alley oops

Noun

alley oop (plural alley oops)

1. An instance of saying "Alley oop!"
   • Rollie says... we should cut out our ‘alley-oop’. He says: ‘It's vulgar, that alley-oop. Every small-time acrobat says “alley-oop”.’1927, Wallace Smith, Are You Decent?, page 94
2. (US) A high and arcing pass, catch, or move, especially (basketball) a shot made by a player as part of the same jump used to catch a pass.
   • Owens helped beat the Chicago Bears with a catch he made in the end zone;... a week later he gathered in an Alley Oop from Tittle for a victory over Green Bay.1965, Harold Rosenthal, The Big Play, page 71

   Synonyms:

   lob jam

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